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    • Recruitment & retention

    Hidden cost of recruitment tops £5,000 per new hire

    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007

    The average hidden cost associated with recruiting a new employee is more than £5,000, according to a study by recruitment ...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Government delays response to court ruling that sex discrimation laws are flawed

    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007

    The government’s response to a High Court ruling that it failed to properly implement the European Equal Treatment Directive within...

    • Employment law
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    • Immigration

    Unions to advise Polish workers on employment rights and skills at British-Polish Recruitment Fair and Career Development Conference

    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007

    Trade unionists will provide Polish workers in the South East with advice on their employment rights, and how unions can...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice

    Office for National Statistics reveals NHS workforce numbers fell by 11,000 in last quarter of 2006

    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007

    The number of people working in the NHS fell by 11,000 in the last quarter of 2006, official figures have...

    • Business performance
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    Construction union Ucatt tells government directly employed labour will limit delays and cost-overruns for London Olympics

    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2007

    Construction union Ucatt has called on the government to use only direct employed labour for the Olympics rather than subcontractors...

    • Health & Safety Executive
    • Employee relations
    • Health and safety

    Unions demand end to Health and Safety Executive cuts as construction death-toll rises

    by Mike Berry 15 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 Mar 2007

    A rise in deaths in the construction industry must force the government into reversing policies of cutting safety inspectors and...

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    • Race discrimination

    Equal Opportunities Commission says fundamental cultural shift is key to employment opportunities for ethnic minorities

    by Mike Berry 15 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 Mar 2007

    A fundamental cultural shift in the way black and Asian women are treated at work and by public policy makers...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Alistair Darling in the dock over UK’s failure to implement EU Equal Treatment Directive

    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007

    The High Court has ruled the government failed to properly implement the European Equal Treatment Directive within the UK regulations...

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    • HR qualifications
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    Henley Management College action learning course aims to give HR strategic edge

    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007

    Henley Management College has launched a new MSc in Advanced Human Resource Management, which aims to help HR managers operate...

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    • Work-life balance

    Work-life balance damaged as councillors put in 25 hours a week

    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007

    Local councillors are dedicated to representing their communities but often struggle to maintain a reasonable work-life balance, research has revealed.The...

    • Early careers
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    • Economics, government & business

    Probation Service recruitment drive seeks trainee probation officers

    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 Mar 2007

    The National Probation Service is aiming to hire 560 new trainee probation officers as part of a recruitment drive across England and...

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    Coastguards threaten strike in pursuit of pay claim

    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007

    Coastguards could go on strike for the first time ever after staff at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency voted overwhelmingly...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    Construction union UCATT slams low pay for ageing craftsmen working in prisons

    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007

    Low pay and an ageing workforce are creating a maintenance “time bomb” in Britain’s prisons, construction union UCATT has warned.

    The...

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    Neath Port Talbot Council staff sign up for equal pay compensation as council bypasses unions

    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007

    About 2,300 employees at Neath Port Talbot Council are attending “signing days” to receive equal pay payouts at a total...

    • Personnel Today
    • The HR profession

    HR Directors Club news: John Sergeant, former ITN political editor, is guest speaker at next breakfast briefing

    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 13 Mar 2007

    John Sergeant, former ITN political editor, will be the speaker at the next HR Directors Club breakfast briefing in April...

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